Thales has signed a six year In-Service Support contract with the Dutch government to improve the performance and availability of the Netherland’s Bushmaster fleet. Bushmaster vehicles have been in service within the Netherlands Army for over 10 years, including operations in the Middle East where the vehicle’s protection, mobility and combat effectiveness ...
The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has met with the Minister of Defence for the Netherlands in London to sign an agreement that will strengthen defence relations between the two countries. Sir Michael and Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert agreed the joint vision statement – a commitment to strengthen co-operation in areas including hybrid and ...
Raytheon has been awarded the contract to upgrade the missile defence systems of an undisclosed member of the Patriot nations. 13 nations own and operate the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System and this contract will upgrade the nation’s system to the most current and advanced configuration available, Configuration 3+. Configuration ...
A number of Dutch CV90s will be the first NATO combat vehicles to receive BAE Systems ‘Active Protection’. The contract from the Netherlands will see the testing and verification of Active Protection Systems (APS) on its Infantry Fighting Vehicles. BAE Systems is the manufacturer of the vehicles and will lead the ...